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  • 91possession — Synonyms and related words: aberration, abnormality, accessories, acquest, acquire, acquisition, affluence, alienation, ally, aplomb, appointments, appurtenances, archduchy, archdukedom, assets, assurance, baggage, balance, bedevilment,… …

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  • 92possession — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. the act of having or taking into control b. control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership c. ownership d. control of the ball or puck; also an instance of having such control (as in football) < scored&#8230; …

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  • 93possession — noun a) Something that is owned. The car quickly became his most prized possession. b) Ownership; taking, holding, keeping something as ones own. I would gladly give all of my worldly possessions just to be able to do that …

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  • 94possession of interest — noun The act of one caring for or ones interest over something. You are always talking about your clothes, but that is not in my possession of interest …

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  • 95Possession d'état —     Définition de Possession d état     Dans le Droit de la famille, le mot possession d état désigne une présomption légale permettant d établir la filiation d une personne sur la base de certains faits constatés par sa famille et par son&#8230; …

    Lexique de Termes Juridiques

  • 96possession order — noun chiefly Brit. an order made by a court directing that possession of a property be given to the owner or other claimant …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 97Possession is nine-tenths of the law. — something that you say which means that if you have something, it is difficult for other people to take it away from you. It would be hard to ask for the piano back after they ve had it for so long. Possession is nine tenths of the law and all&#8230; …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 98possession — noun 1) the estate came into their possession Syn: ownership, control, hands, keeping, care, custody, charge 2) she packed her possessions Syn: belongings, things, property, worldly …

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  • 99possession — /pəˈzɛʃən / (say puh zeshuhn) noun 1. the act or fact of possessing. 2. the state of being possessed. 3. ownership. 4. Law actual holding or occupancy, either with or without rights of ownership. 5. a thing possessed. 6. (plural) property or&#8230; …

  • 100Possession Island — /pəzɛʃən ˈaɪlənd/ (say puhzeshuhn uyluhnd) noun an island off the north western tip of Cape York Peninsula, Qld, in Endeavour Strait. {named by Captain James Cook; it was from here that he claimed possession of the east coast of Australia for the …